Men's Qualifying Draw Singles

[TennisHack]

Must win three matches to qualify for the main draw:


(1) Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Ivan Navarro Pastor (ESP)
Dusan Vemic (SCG) vs Sasa Tuksar (CRO)
Sebastien De Chaunac (FRA) vs Massimo Dell'acqua (ITA)
Steve Darcis (BEL) vs (32) Noam Okun (ISR)

(2) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs Tobias Summerer (GER)
Gouichi Motomura (JPN) vs Daniel Elsner (GER)
Jerome Golmard (FRA) vs Julio Silva (BRA)
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) vs (30) Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA)

(3) Tomas Behrend (GER) vs Alexander Peya (AUT)
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs Paul Capdeville (CHI)
Gilles Elseneer (BEL) vs Yuri Schukin (RUS)
Melle Van Gemerden (NED) vs (28) Hugo Armando (USA)

(4) Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs Bobby Reynolds (USA)
(WC) Josselin Ouanna (FRA) vs Filip Prpic (SWE)
Miguel Gallardo Valles (MEX) vs Lukasz Kubot (POL)
(WC) Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) vs (27) Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG)

(5) Alessio Di Mauro (ITA) vs (WC) David Guez (FRA)
Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) vs Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) vs Marc Lopez (ESP)
Todd Reid (AUS) vs (26) George Bastl (SUI)

(6) Ivo Minar (CZE) vs Sergio Roitman (ARG)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
Uros Vico (ITA) vs Kristian Pless (DEN)
Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) vs (25) Michal Mertinak (SVK)

(7) Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) vs Thiago Alves (BRA)
Fernando Vicente (ESP) vs Leonardo Azzaro (ITA)
Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) vs Jeff Salzenstein (USA)
Brian Vahaly (USA) vs (23) Michael Ryderstedt (SWE)

(8) Antony Dupuis (FRA) vs Federico Luzzi (ITA)
Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) vs Rik De Voest (RSA)
Tuomas Ketola (FIN) vs Juan-Pablo Guzman (ARG)
Daniel Koellerer (AUT) vs (19) Flavio Saretta (BRA)

(9) Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) vs Andrea Stoppini (ITA)
Albert Portas (ESP) vs Michael Berrer (GER)
Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) vs Cristian Villagran (ARG)
Brian Baker (USA) vs (21) Robin Vik (CZE)

(10) Gregory Carraz (FRA) vs Oliver Marach (AUT)
Matias Boeker (USA) vs Werner Eschauer (AUT)
Marcos Daniel (BRA) vs Alejandro Falla (COL)
Nicolas Todero (ARG) vs (22) Ivo Heuberger (SUI)

(11) Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) vs (WC) Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
Ramon Delgado (PAR) vs Takao Suzuki (JPN)
Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) vs Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)
Dudi Sela (ISR) vs (31) Amer Delic (USA)

(12) Francesco Aldi (ITA) vs Victor Ionita (ROM)
Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) vs Franco Squillari (ARG)
Andre Sa (BRA) vs Jeroen Masson (BEL)
Galo Blanco (ESP) vs (29) Tomas Tenconi (ITA)

(13) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs Ladislav Svarc (SVK)
(WC) Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) vs Tomas Cakl (CZE)
Robert Kendrick (USA) vs Irakli Labadze (GEO)
Cecil Mamiit (USA) vs (17) James Blake (USA)

(14) Olivier Mutis (FRA) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
Jacob Adaktusson (SWE) vs Chris Guccione (AUS)
Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) vs Roko Karanusic (CRO)
(WC) Laurent Recouderc (FRA) vs (18) Dick Norman (BEL)

(15) Novak Djokovic (SCG) vs Glenn Weiner (USA)
(WC) Gary Lugassy (FRA) vs Franco Ferreiro (BRA)
Simon Greul (GER) vs Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)
Marc Gicquel (FRA) vs (24) Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP)

(16) Daniele Bracciali (ITA) vs Pavel Snobel (CZE)
Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) vs (WC) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
Zbynek Mlynarik (AUT) vs Harsh Mankad (IND)
(WC) Nicolas Renavand (FRA) vs (20) Kristof Vliegen (BEL)

[Brinyi]

: The draws have not yet been announced.

[TennisHack]

It's being made as we speak. I was just readying the threads

[Brinyi]

You got me all excited for nothing!

[TennisHack]

FINALLY! Christ, took them long enough!

[Brinyi]

Goooooooooooooooooooooooo

Stanislas the Manislas!
Julio Silva!
Headcase Montcourt!
Dan Gimeno!
Ed Roger-Vasselin!
GIO!
Ears Suzuki!
Sáááááááááááááááááááááááá!
Guccione! Ha! Just kidding! Get stuffed, Chris!

Die die die!
Dick Norman (ew)

Torn...
Gary Lugassy FRA vs. Franco Ferreiro BRA

[DBBN]

Goooooooo!

Wawrinka! Armando! Nieminen! Pless! Vahaly! Lucky Luzzi! Ivo H! Suzuki! Stakhovsky! Squillari! Karanusic! Ramirez Hidalgo!

Gooooooooooo!

[Brinyi]

Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG)[27] défait Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1

Julio Silva (BRA) défait Jerome Golmard (FRA) 6-0 6-2

Jeremy Chardy (FRA) défait Nicolas Lapentti (ECU)[11] 3-6 6-3 7-5

Franco Ferreiro (BRA) défait Gary Lugassy (FRA) 6-3 6-1

Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)[2] défait Tobias Summerer (GER) 6-1 6-0

Boggo (GBR) défait Simon Greul (GER) 6-4 3-6 6-4

[Brinyi]

Ramón the Sampras Whooper and Ears Suzuki tied 3-3 in the third!

[Brinyi]

Ramon Delgado (PAR) défait Takao Suzuki (EAR) 6-3 4-6 7-5

[Brinyi]

Recouderc and D.Norman (eeeeww) tied 4-6 6-3

[Brinyi]

Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) défait Bjorn "Pathetic Swede" Rehnquist (SWE) 6-2 6-0

Guccione and Dick Norman won, ew ew ew and

[Brinyi]

Andrea Stoppini (ITA) défait Giovanni Lapentti (ECU)[9] 6-3 6-1

Antony Dupuis (FRA)[8] défait Federico Luzzi (ITA) 6-4 7-5

Jeroen Masson (BEL) défait Andre Sa (BRA) 6-1 6-3

Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) défait Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-2 6-3

[TennisHack]

First round completed. Results:

(1) Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Ivan Navarro Pastor (ESP) 76(3) 76(8)
Sasa Tuksar (CRO) d. Dusan Vemic (SCG) 46 64 63
Sebastien De Chaunac (FRA) d. Massimo Dell'acqua (ITA) 76(1) 64
(32) Noam Okun (ISR) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 62 46 63

(2) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Tobias Summerer (GER) 61 60
Daniel Elsner (GER) d. Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 61 46 63
Julio Silva (BRA) d. Jerome Golmard (FRA) 60 62
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. (30) Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 46 75 75

(3) Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Alexander Peya (AUT) 62 61
Paul Capdeville (CHI) d. Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 63 61
Yuri Schukin (RUS) d. Gilles Elseneer (BEL) 61 46 62
(28) Hugo Armando (USA) d. Melle Van Gemerden (NED) 62 20 Ret.

(4) Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Bobby Reynolds (USA) 75 61
Filip Prpic (SWE) d. (WC) Josselin Ouanna (FRA) 64 76(2)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Miguel Gallardo Valles (MEX) 63 76(4)
(27) Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. (WC) Mathieu Montcourt (FRA) 75 67(4) 61

(5) Alessio Di Mauro (ITA) d. (WC) David Guez (FRA) 64 63
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) d. Jean-Christophe Faurel (FRA) 62 36 76
Marc Lopez (ESP) d. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 36 60 64
(26) George Bastl (SUI) d. Todd Reid (AUS) 62 64

Sergio Roitman (ARG) d. (6) Ivo Minar (CZE) 57 63 60
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 62 63
Kristian Pless (DEN) d. Uros Vico (ITA) 62 64
Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) d. (25) Michal Mertinak (SVK) 36 64 64

(7) Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Thiago Alves (BRA) 26 64 63
Fernando Vicente (ESP) d. Leonardo Azzaro (ITA) 75 75
Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) d. Jeff Salzenstein (USA) 64 75
Brian Vahaly (USA) d. (23) Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 63 64

(8) Antony Dupuis (FRA) d. Federico Luzzi (ITA) 64 75
Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) d. Rik De Voest (RSA) 36 63 60
Juan-Pablo Guzman (ARG) d. Tuomas Ketola (FIN) 63 61
(19) Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 64 63

Andrea Stoppini (ITA) d. (9) Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 63 61
Michael Berrer (GER) d. Albert Portas (ESP) 26 61 62
Cristian Villagran (ARG) d. Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) 60 30 Ret.
(21) Robin Vik (CZE) d. Brian Baker (USA) 64 46 119

(10) Gregory Carraz (FRA) d. Oliver Marach (AUT) 64 62
Matias Boeker (USA) d. Werner Eschauer (AUT) 57 76(1) 61
Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. Alejandro Falla (COL) 16 61 61
(22) Ivo Heuberger (SUI) d. Nicolas Todero (ARG) 76(4) 26 60

(WC) Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. (11) Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 36 63 75
Ramon Delgado (PAR) d. Takao Suzuki (JPN) 63 46 75
Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 63 61
Dudi Sela (ISR) d. (31) Amer Delic (USA) 75 64

(12) Francesco Aldi (ITA) d. Victor Ionita (ROM) 67(5) 62 75
Franco Squillari (ARG) d. Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 76(6) 64
Jeroen Masson (BEL) d. Andre Sa (BRA) 61 63
(29) Tomas Tenconi (ITA) d. Galo Blanco (ESP) 61 64

Ladislav Svarc (SVK) d. (13) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 63 63
Tomas Cakl (CZE) d. (WC) Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) 64 61
Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Robert Kendrick (USA) 46 63 62
(17) James Blake (USA) d. Cecil Mamiit (USA) 64 76(2)

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) d. (14) Olivier Mutis (FRA) 76(5) 62
Chris Guccione (AUS) d. Jacob Adaktusson (SWE) 64 63
Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) d. Roko Karanusic (CRO) 67(5) 76(5) 75
(18) Dick Norman (BEL) d. (WC) Laurent Recouderc (FRA) 64 36 63

(15) Novak Djokovic (SCG) d. Glenn Weiner (USA) 62 63
Franco Ferreiro (BRA) d. (WC) Gary Lugassy (FRA) 63 61
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) d. Simon Greul (GER) 64 36 64
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. (24) Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 75 60

(16) Daniele Bracciali (ITA) d. Pavel Snobel (CZE) 75 62
(WC) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) 62 60
Zbynek Mlynarik (AUT) d. Harsh Mankad (IND) 63 64
(20) Kristof Vliegen (BEL) d. (WC) Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 60 61

[TennisHack]

Men's Qualies: favourites on cruise control
By Guillaume Baraise
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

The opening day in the 2005 Paris Open qualifying tournament saw the favourites cruise through: American James Blake, Italian Andreas Seppi, Finn Jarkko Nieminen and Swiss ace Stanislas Wawrinka all advanced comfortably. Despite cloudy skies this morning, tennis fans turned up in numbers for the first "qualies" on the red clay. And they were rewarded with some fine performances by the seeded players as well as sunnier weather as the day drew on.

Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland, who won the junior tournament here two years ago, became the first victor in the 2005 qualifying tournament just before 10am. The second seed made short work of German hopeful Tobias Summerer (6/1, 6/1). Home fans then witnessed a disappointing showing from local boy Jérôme Golmard: the former Monte-Carlo semi-finalist, whose career has been sadly beleaguered by injury, was no match for Brazilian Julio Silva (6/0, 6/2).

Seppi skids on

The day's first two encounters proved to be a measure of things to come throughout the afternoon as the seeds skidded through and the French players slumped out. Top seed Andreas Seppi, who reached the quarters in Hamburg recently advanced smoothly.

Germany's Thomas Behrend (n°3) only dropped three games, Finland's Jarkko Nieminen (n°4) who has missed much of the season with an injury to his left wrist showed he is back at his best. Talented Belgian Kristof Vliegen (n°20) and Serbian Novak Djokovic (n°15) both made excellent starts.

Blake in the limelight

Eagerly awaited by the fans, James Blake, seeded 13 in the world only two years ago, overcame his compatriot Cecil Mamiit (6/4, 7/6). But the American's performance remained unconvincing, despite it being his 11th straight win after triumphs in back-to-back Challenger tournaments in the US.
Undoubtedly the biggest draw of the men's qualifying tournament, Blake next meets the unpredictable Georgian Irakli Labadze.

The opening day was not without its surprises, however. Former Australian Open semi-finalist Nicolas Lapentti (n°11) was upset by 18 year-old Frenchman Jérémy Chardy (3/6, 6/3, 7/5). Other local heroes like Nicolas Mahut (n°13) and Olivier Mutis (n°14) did not fare so well. The disappointment will be especially acute for the latter after reaching the last sixteen here last year and beating Andy Roddick in a scintillating match along the way....

[TennisHack]

Ouch!


Photo by: FFT - Jeremy Chardy

[Brinyi]

That's sort of the opposite of a flying elbow.

[DBBN]

tennishack said:

James Blake, seeded 13 in the world only two years ago

Was this during my coma?

[TennisHack]

hurley said:

tennishack said:

James Blake, seeded 13 in the world only two years ago

Was this during my coma?

He was -- in the Champions Race! They need to do away with that stupid system.

High ATP Champions Race Position: 13
High ATP Champions Race Position Date: 17 March, 2003

[Lee]

Julio Silva (BRA) d. Jerome Golmard (FRA) 60 62
(4) Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Bobby Reynolds (USA) 75 61
(7) Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Thiago Alves (BRA) 26 64 63
(19) Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 64 63

Andrea Stoppini (ITA) d. (9) Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 63 61
(WC) Jeremy Chardy (FRA) d. (11) Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 36 63 75


Jeroen Masson (BEL) d. Andre Sa (BRA) 61 63

Franco Ferreiro (BRA) d. (WC) Gary Lugassy (FRA) 63 61

[Brinyi]

"I was once the best player on the planet!"

-- Koubek's Brain

[Lee]

(19) Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Juan Pablo Guzman (ARG) 3-6 6-3 9-7

Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. Julio Silva (BRA) 1-6 6-0 9-7

[TennisHack]

Second round completed. Results:

Sasa Tuksar (CRO) d. (1) Andreas Seppi (ITA) 63 63
(32) Noam Okun (ISR) d. Sebastien De Chaunac (FRA) 36 75 75

(2) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) d. Daniel Elsner (GER) 63 46 62
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) d. Julio Silva (BRA) 16 60 97

(3) Tomas Behrend (GER) d. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 63 62
(28) Hugo Armando (USA) d. Yuri Schukin (RUS) 61 63

(4) Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Filip Prpic (SWE) 60 63
(27) Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 61 57 62

Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) d. (5) Alessio Di Mauro (ITA) 64 64
Marc Lopez (ESP) d. (26) George Bastl (SUI) 62 61

Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d. Sergio Roitman (ARG) 76(2) 6(6) 63
Kristian Pless (DEN) d. Marcus Sarstrand (SWE) 63 63

Fernando Vicente (ESP) d. (7) Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) 62 26 62
Brian Vahaly (USA) d. Jean-Michel Pequery (FRA) 61 64

(8) Antony Dupuis (FRA) d. Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 63 62
(19) Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Juan-Pablo Guzman (ARG) 63 36 97

Andrea Stoppini (ITA) d. Michael Berrer (GER) 26 60 62
(21) Robin Vik (CZE) d. Cristian Villagran (ARG) 62 64

Matias Boeker (USA) d. (10) Gregory Carraz (FRA) 62 57 62
Marcos Daniel (BRA) d. (22) Ivo Heuberger (SUI) 62 76(4)

Ramon Delgado (PAR) d. (WC) Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 63 60
Dudi Sela (ISR) d. Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) 26 75 97

Franco Squillari (ARG) d. (12) Francesco Aldi (ITA) 62 57 75
(29) Tomas Tenconi (ITA) d. Jeroen Masson (BEL) 26 62 75

Tomas Cakl (CZE) d. Ladislav Svarc (SVK) 62 76(5)
(17) James Blake (USA) d. Irakli Labadze (GEO) 63 57 64

Chris Guccione (AUS) d. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 76(5) 16 75
(18) Dick Norman (BEL) d. Juan Antonio Marin (CRC) 61 36 62

(15) Novak Djokovic (SCG) d. Franco Ferreiro (BRA) 64 64
Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 62 64

(16) Daniele Bracciali (ITA) d. (WC) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 62 63
(20) Kristof Vliegen (BEL) d. Zbynek Mlynarik (AUT) 64 62

[Brinyi]

Oh my God -- Guccione plays D. Norman for a spot in the draw. Things that make me go "Ew"!

Marcos Daniel (BRA) def. Matias Boeker (USA) 7-5 6-0 -- always nice to see more Brazilians in the draw.

Dudi Sela (ISR) def. Ramon Delgado (PAR) 6-0 7-6(6)

[Lee]

Congrat Jarkko making the main draw.

Quite a surprise with Marcos Daniel and hopefully, Saretta will join him and Guga and Mello in the main draw.

[Brinyi]

Tomas Behrend, who also qualified, can be thought of as a Brazilian. He was born and raised there and only moved to Germany in his late teens for tennis reasons. At least that's what the Brazilians say.

[Lee]

brinyi said:

Tomas Behrend, who also qualified, can be thought of as a Brazilian. He was born and raised there and only moved to Germany in his late teens for tennis reasons. At least that's what the Brazilians say.

I like Brazilians and Germans but somehow have a hard time liking Behrend

[Brinyi]

Me too, there must be something horrible about him.

[Lee]

Saretta makes the main draw as Lucky Loser

And will play Rusedski in 1st round

[The Chloe]

Merry Christmas, Saretta.